Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, October 2010


Table 12. Month-on-Month Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area, October 2009 - October 2010
          (2000 = 100)
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                                                              2 0 1 0                          |     2 0 0 9    
Area / Commodity Group           Oct     Sep    Aug    Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan | Dec   Nov   Oct
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  -0.1    -0.1    0.4    0.2   0.4   0.1   0.1  -0.3   0.1   0.1   0.4   0.8   1.1
  Food                          -0.1    -0.1    0.4    0.2   0.3   0.2   0.1  -0.3   0.1   0.1   0.4   0.9   1.1

National Capital Region (NCR)

   Food, beverages, and tobacco  0.5    -0.4    0.1   -0.3   0.5   0.2   0.1  -0.5  -0.6  -0.4   0.3  -0.4   2.6
   Food                          0.5    -0.4    0.1   -0.3   0.5   0.3   0.1  -0.5  -0.6  -0.5   0.3  -0.5   2.9

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

   Food, beverages, and tobacco -0.3     0.0    0.5    0.3   0.3   0.1   0.1  -0.2   0.3   0.2   0.4   1.2   0.6
   Food                         -0.3     0.0    0.5    0.3   0.3   0.2   0.1  -0.2   0.3   0.2   0.4   1.3   0.6

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Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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